Nigeria loses $2bn yearly to cocoa value addition gap — FG
By Cynthia Alo & Kafayat Kokumo The Federal Government (FG) has said that Nigeria loses about $2 billion annually in potential value from cocoa because the country’s processing capacity is largely underutilised. Meanwhile, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has said that West Africa needs high-yielding, climate-resilient cocoa varieties to improve productivity and protect […]
Grains: IDRC, AGRA roll out $2.155m project to curb post harvest loss
GLOBALLY, one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, the equivalent of 1.3 billion tons of food per year.
Stakeholders’ fault rice importation through land borders
STAKEHOLDERS in the local rice industry have faulted the importation of the product into the country through land borders.
USAID trains Osun poly staff on Apiary, honey production
AS part of the efforts at improving the entrepreneurship skills of staff and students of Osun State Polytechnic Iree, a five-day workshop was organised for the polytechnic community on apiary, bee keeping and honey production.
CFA Francs: Prices of rice crash in Kano
Prices of imported and local rice have fallen in Kano, following the crash of CFA Francs in the parallel market.
A price survey conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Singer market in Kano on Sunday, revealed that a bag of 50kg of imported rice, which used to cost between N13, 800 and N14 500, now sells for N12, 500.
Tomato: Farmers seek standard tomatoes storage facility
Mr Afolabi Kayode, President of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) in Osun, has advised the government to provide standard storage facilities to store tomatoes during the period of harvest.
